Scientists think they’ve discovered a fourth type of human fuel beyond carbs, fat, and protein — and it could have key health implications

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• Ketones could supercharge the body in a way unlike any other source of fuel.
• The San Francisco-based startup HVMN launched a ketone ester drink that it says can help people harness those performance-boosting qualities.
• A new study of the product’s effects on blood sugar — a metric that may be helpful for healthy eating and weight loss — found positive results.

One swig of the stuff and I’d had enough. The colorless, odorless liquid tasted like nail polish remover — but I was told it offered unparalleled benefits for my body, so I chugged away, if somewhat skeptically.

The small plastic bottle contained pure ketone ester, a substance that a team of scientists and entrepreneurs at the San Francisco-based startup HVMN are convinced can supercharge the body in a way that no other performance product has before.

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